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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
2
An edited fragment from the Onden Standard credits the paper and the local news staff for the published content. It notes the paper is the sole credited source for the material and mentions associated marks of authorship.
The Standard recalls Ogden's building surge tied to high costs in past booms. An encounter with a house-material dealer prompts the editor to argue that rising prices did not dampen construction, noting 1889 90 land values and a fever for homes and business blocks despite financial hurdles.
Local committee advances water storage and drainage schemes to flood 50000 acres in Weber county and nearby areas. New grain elevators and mills rise as refarming to the north and south promises a farmland resurgence and a sizable new farming population.
A broad critique argues high living and inflation threaten America as experts urge thrift and efficiency. C A King Co cites concrete examples. The Standard notes reduced bread flour consumption and warns that extending credit risks a trade downturn. Europe’s war impact and US production shifts frame calls for discipline, lower inflation, and wiser spending to stabilize the economy.
A reader cites Roger W. Tatyon on the high cost of living, criticizing naming merchants and blaming prices or wages. The piece argues publicity misleads the public from true causes and cures and notes the futility of tying prices directly to wages.
An opinion argues that the cost of living falls only with higher production and warns against relying on lower consumption. The writer asserts prices decline in a shrinking market, urges a nationwide revival to boost output, and links economic health to moral reform, urging broader production and disapproval of non-producers.
Mrs WE Goddard of 2215 Adams and Mrs R D Hoyt of Avon apartments were slightly injured when an auto collision occurred near Flat Springs road about 11 p m last night. They were taken to a hospital for treatment and their injuries were reported as revised but not serious.
A letter argues against blaming farmers for rising milk prices and high living costs. The author contrasts farmer hardships with urban salaries, noting farmers toil long hours with minimal luxuries and costs, urging a reduction in living costs before targeting farmers’ livelihoods.
Letters between John S. Lewis of Ogden Merchants and U.S. Senator James D. Phelan reveal that delaying a display flight of the hydroplane NC-4 over Ogden and Promontory Point is not possible at present. Phelan notes a Mississippi valley flight first, then Pacific coast plans pending. Pershing in Paris reports General John J. Pershing returning to the front.
President Georges W. Goddard leads visitors including G. S. Murphy and Scout executives to Troop 3 in Nagpie canyon where second class qualification efforts unfold. Camp fires and wigwam bonfires light the nights as Scoutmaster Wiisht tells stories and boys sleep under a clear sky.
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